Monday, 26 May 2014

16.Badam - dates paste

u need :
2 almonds( badam),
2 Dates,
2 cloves,
1 inch of bhaje,
1 inch athi Madura,
1 nut meg, ( nutmeg should be washed and pressure cooked . put it with rice in the cooker )
1 spoon ghee,
1 small spoon of honey,
Saane kallu.
u get all these things in the shop where u buy Pooja items ( grandhige angadi)
Method:
This paste I have given for both my kids .I started when they were just  1 month old till  they were 9 months. This should be given when the babies are hungry. Preferably in the morning.
We need saanne kallu. In everybody's house we use this for preparing sandalwood paste for Pooja .
Wash it nicely and use it and keep it separately for 9 months only for making the paste for the baby.
One more useful tip is keep a small box and store all the items. So everyday u need not search for all the items. First on the stone put one spoon of ghee and rotate the nut meg on the stone for 2 mins , badam and dates also in the same way for 2 mins each. clove and bhaje just for 1 min.  Just make the baby eat the honey first so it will like the taste and later slowly give the paste. Nut meg helps the baby to sleep well. Ghee helps them to put on weight, honey helps in making the tongue sharp so they start speaking soon, bhaje helps in digestion, athi Madura , cloves helps the child against cold and cough. My mom and my grandmother used to always tell this,  I also felt it is good for my kids and have given them. If the child has cold and cough pls don't give this and let it be any new food pls give only in small amount. Day by day u can increase the quantity .

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